Achocalla Achuqalla | |
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Coordinates: 16°35′00″S68°10′00″W / 16.58333°S 68.16667°W | |
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Department | ![]() |
Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
Municipality | Achocalla Municipality |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 18,442 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Achocalla (Hispanicized spelling) or Achuqalla (Aymara for weasel) is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Achocalla Municipality, the third municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cwc" (Oceanic Subtropical Highland Climate). [1]
Climate data for Achocalla | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9 (48) | 9 (48) | 9 (48) | 9 (48) | 8 (46) | 7 (45) | 7 (45) | 8 (46) | 8 (46) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 8 (46) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 116 (4.6) | 98 (3.9) | 66 (2.6) | 30 (1.2) | 12 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 29 (1.1) | 37 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 86 (3.4) | 544 (21.4) |
Source: Weatherbase [2] |
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